The present study aimed to investigate the generic organization of research article introductions in local Iranian and international journals in English for Specific Purposes, English for General Purposes, and Discourse Analysis. Overall, 120 published articles were selected from the established journals representing the above subdisciplines. Each subdiscipline was represented by 20 local and 2...

The World Health Organization (WHO) International Standard for HIV-1 RNA nucleic acid assays was characterized by complete genome deep sequencing analysis. The entire coding sequence and flanking long terminal repeats (LTRs), including minority species, were assigned subtype B. This information will aid the design, development, and evaluation of HIV-1 RNA amplification assays.

The World Health Organization (WHO) international standard (IS) for hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA for use in nucleic acid amplification assays was characterized by determining the complete genome sequence, which was assigned genotype A. This information will aid the design, development, and evaluation of HBV DNA amplification assays.

Abstract The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/Commission de l’Eclairage (CIE) Standard General Skies is a set of standard skies that can describe, mathematically, the distribution luminance sky. Since introduction such standard, several methods sky type classification based on ISO/CIE types have been proposed. However, each these could lead to different result. Based measure...

An evaluation of the AMPLICOR hepatitis C virus (HCV) monitor test, version 2.0 (Roche Diagnostics), was carried out to investigate whether this test overestimates the HCV RNA content of reference preparations. Satisfactory accuracy was observed when the World Health Organization HCV international standard was included in the assay and a modified formula was used to calculate the viral content.

The evolving domain of international health law encompasses increasingly diverse and complex concerns. Commentators agree that health development in the twenty-first century is likely to expand the use of conventional international law to create a framework for coordination and cooperation among states in an increasingly interdependent world. This article examines the forces and factors behind ...